On Prehistoric Cave Paintings If one makes only a rudimentary study of prehistoric cave paintings, it is immediately apparent the majority of them we know of, such as those found on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia at Cueva de El Castillo in Spain and Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave in France, are always created in the most inaccessible and dark locations. Although the majority of the pictures depict herds of animals, research shows there is little evidence to prove any of these images were produced for success in hunting, because in most instances the animals illustrated were not part of the diet […]
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Kali Time Pagan Art Without the Pentagram Pagan Art Without the Pentagram Goddess Kali Time, Posted by Steven Posch on Tuesday, 04 November 2014 in Culture Blogs Anyone who thinks of contemporary pagan art as the preserve of the fey, the twee, or the technically improficient needs to get his (or her) butt down to the Minneapolis Collective of Pagan Artists’ Samhain 2014 exhibit, Doorways to the Underworld, stat. There she (or he) will encounter confident, conceptually mature work by artists fully in command of their respective media. All this without pentagrams. Well, there’s one, but on that, more later. […]
Atavistic Memories or Palimpsest Oil on wood, 48 inches by 24 inches,2014 Buy the original from Saatchi Art Atavistic Memories depicts a male human figure in the throes of recalling the tracks of his heritage back to the dawn of time. In displaying numerous characteristics from these epochs, he evokes the behavior and mannerisms of each in the present. The phenomenon is in harmony with shamanism, psychedelic experiences, creative dreaming and transformational psychology. First shown at Doorways to the Underworld exhibition, Stevens Square Center for the Arts, October 25th 2014 For related information see Dream Language Atavism is the tendency to revert to […]
The Vodoun Spirit Oil on wood, 48 inches by 24 inches, 2014 Vodoun Spirit, while on a visit to Haiti in the late 1980’s, I happened to be in a market selling locally carved wooden images of Vodoun deities and animals. As is typical, all were painted in brilliant colors, except for one which really stood out. I purchased the unpainted carving which became the model for this painting. There is more to this story because a friend who was with me purchased two of the painted statues. At the end of our trip, my friend returned to England and I came home […]
Gone-to-Earth Gone-to-Earth, is an oil on canvas symbolic painting, 48 inches by 24 inches. Original painting available from Saatchi Art Gone to earth is to enter our inner being, where we become empowered through contact with our ancestral roots, nourished by the avatar of our power animal. It is, the healing place. Conversely, to retreat from what we see as the dangers of the world into a secret lair. To go away to a place where people will not be able to find you . Featured as Princess of Earth in Tarot of the Morning Star deck
Anesidora Greek Pandora Greek Pandora, Anesidora. Oil on wood panel, 96 inches by 48 inches, 2013. Price on request. Greek Pandora Anesidora, in English Pandora meaning she who sends up gifts, is a title of the Greek Pandora. It is she who releases man’s opportunities, the challenges we need to overcome so we might grow, from the vase given to her by the Gods. The word actually implies “from below” meaning within the earth This is the center panel of the triptych Fall of Man
Abducted by Dreams or The Religion of Dream If we need a religion then let it be from our own inner reality. Let it be our Religion of Dream. Abducted by Dreams Oil on canvas, 24 inches by 20 inches, 2010 See Magick Original painting of Abducted by Dreams available at Saachi Art Roger Williamson visual artist, resides and creates in Minneapolis Minnesota. Born in Loughborough, England, in 1947 and growing up in Coventry he was inspired from an early age by the French Symbolist painters of late nineteenth century France, These artistic influences, in conjunction with his own esoteric […]
Capricorn: Goat Mother of the Sun The Goat is the mother of the Sun, for it is in the constellation of Capricorn, whose zoomorph is a goat, that the Sun is reborn, Meaning that the Sun begins to rise again from is lowest point. Adversity is overcome by humour. The central figure displays the personality required for facing adversity, a sense of humor. This is also emphasized by the figure’s horns resembling a medieval fools cap. The spiral beard symbolizes time. The blocks below illustrate the challenges that need to be overcome so that they become the stairs to achievement. The […]
Tarot Tower Explained The Tower is destroyed from within and not from without. It symbolizes that we have reached the point in our journey where we have the courage to transcend the false idea we have of ourselves, the Tower. Escaping it we release who we truly are and see the Tower for what it is, an eidolon. Tarot of the Morning Star Tarot of the Morning Star Book Reprint